Before the Feb. 4, 1991 murder, Bucalo and Baldenegro both worked in the same San Jose building. He began stalking her, the newspaper reported, but when she turned up dead -- bound and strangled, after an attempted rape -- Bucalo's then-boyfriend was the prime suspect, the newspaper reported.

However, Baldenegro's DNA was discovered on Bucalo's hand and on her clothes, the newspaper reported, which convinced the jury of his guilt.